College Governance

A5: Description of the Boards and Standing
Committees

c. Administrative Affairs Board

3. Student Standing and Appeals Committee

Functions:

To act on appeals from adverse decisions by the Provost, Registrar
or their representatives on students' requests for exceptions to academic
requirements.

To determine students' academic standing and make decisions on dismissal
from the College for academic reasons, when students appeal administrative
decisions on these matters. (The Committee does not have authority
to change the grade given for any particular course.)

To act on appeals by students to suspension or dismissal decisions
imposed by the Judicial Board, the Greek Judicial Board, or any administrative
officer for disciplinary reasons.

To act on requests for permission to complete more than 15 hours
of senior-year course work at another educational institution. (The
Registrar may grant permission to complete as much as 15 hours of senior-year
course work at another institution.)

Membership:

The Vice President for Admissions or his/her representative, four faculty
members (one from each division), three students (appointed by the Student
Congress and selected to ensure adequate minority and gender representation).

Procedures:

All appeals and requests for exemptions must be in writing in accordance
with procedures and details established by the committee. A statement
of these procedures and of those used in the hearings is available from
the chairperson of the committee.

Appeals that cannot be heard during the regular academic year will be
handled by an interim committee having the same functions as the standing
committee and following the same procedures. The interim committee
will be constituted by the Provost or his/her designee, selecting one
faculty member from each academic division to serve from the conclusion
of the academic year until the following year's committee membership
is in place. The Dean of Students will work with the Student Congress
President to select three students to serve during the same period of
time. These selections will also be made before the academic year
concludes, with preference given to those who have served on the standing
committee most recently. Appeals will be adjudicated on the fourth
Wednesday and Thursday in June, or on a mutually agreed upon date, but
not later than July 15.